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Technology is playing a larger role in health care every day, but what if the pills themselves were smart, with embedded chips that work in conjunction with a smartphone app? That’s exactly what software engineer Jesse Johnston is working on in his role as a software engineer at Seattle-based Stratos...

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July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale Google released a major new education program today that organizes and manages the way teachers push apps, books, and other learning content to student tablets. Technology changed the way we socialize, find new things to do, get directions,...

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Google CEO Larry Page is either experiencing amnesia or consciously rewriting the history of Apple and Google in the battle for mobile developers and consumers. In an interview with Bloomberg Businessweek Wednesday, Page says that with Apple the “Android differences were actually for show” and that Steve Jobs and company created...

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We launched AdSense for mobile content before the smartphone revolution when everyone had a flip phone. Our goal was to help pioneering publishers monetize their mobile content. Since then, we’ve seen mobile technology advance and an increasing number of consumers are viewing content from “smarter” mobile devices. To make...

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Chinese telecom firm Huawei is to increase its presence in India’s growing market and focus on 4G, after the company was barred from competing for a contract relating to Australia’s national broadband network on national security grounds. Now, according to a Business Line report, the company has set its sight on India,...

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I will never forget the days spent trekking up Ithaca’s hills in a blizzard with a 20 pounds of books on my back. Maybe it built character (and back strength), but given the choice, many students would happily forsake heavy backpacks for a less cumbersome alternative. StudyBlue has raised $9...

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Started by the team that created Zynga’s FarmVille, Red Hot Labs has raised $1.5 million in funding to create a mobile-technology platform and the games that prove it works. The San Francisco company, started by founders and Zynga veterans Amitt Mahajan (pictured right) and Joel Poloney (pictured left), is...

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It's that time of year again. The Apple rumor mill is working overtime as customers await iOS 6 and the iPhone 5 in the fall, with a 7-inch iPad and long-anticipated HDTV set on the horizon. One purported iOS 6 feature could propel Apple into wearable computing in a very...

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The last few months have seen a spate of end of year surveys and forward-looking prediction reports that examine the workplace ‘digital transformation’ to a more collaborative work environment with greater worker mobility. Below, I have captured some of the report highlights, providing links to the studies that can be...

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Samsung has bought the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and location technology portfolio of chipmaker CSR, it was announced today. Reuters reported this morning that the South Korean smartphone maker had completed the deal, paying $310 million for CSR's portfolio. The move brings Samsung's capabilities more in line with those of chipmaker Qualcomm,...

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Researchers for the Institute for Law and Economics have released a new paper that draws a correlation between mobile phone adoption and a dramatic drop in crime in the 1990s, especially instances of rape and assault. In the paper, Mobile Phones and Crime Deterrence: An Underappreciated Link, authors University...

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RIM (RIMM) diehards may be showing patience with their favorite company but some other major customers aren’t doing the same. Reuters on Monday reported that the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) is ditching its contract with RIM and will instead switch its 17,600 employees to Apple’s (AAPL) iPhone. The...

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Microsoft’s lumbering crawl into mobile technology had many writing off the titan of computer software as a has-been. But after unveiling its first tablet, called the Surface, some analysts advise not to count the company out just yet. Read full article >>...

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As more employees bring personal devices to work, companies want to strike a balance between being agents of change and adaptation to mobile technology and safeguarding data. Rolling out mobile device management often means choosing unpopular rules....

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This year’s Mobile World Congress is now behind us. And it was quite a show. Android phones got a bump to four cores, camera phones got a bump to 41 megapixels, and reporters and bloggers were run ragged as the wireless industry gave us a glimpse at the stars...

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South Korean operator SK Telecom has announced that it has grabbed a world first by launching a commercial LTE service that makes use of multi-carrier (MC) mobile technology to enhance speed and quality of service. The service, which went live on July 1, uses MC to provide a faster, more...

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We need better understanding of mobile learners, not mobile phones, to address the challenge of youth unemploymentAttention in the development sector has shifted sharply towards two areas over the past couple of years: youth and employment. While the huge increase in some countries' 15-24 year old population offers an opportunity...

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It’s hard to blame brick-and-mortar retailers for fearing the connected consumer. We’ve heard countless tales of shoppers using physical stores as showrooms for their online competitors, a place where items can be touched and felt, but need not be purchased at prices that support the infrastructure required to offer...

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Samsung made some noise this morning with the announcement that it has successfully tested "the world's first 5G mmWave Mobile Technology" network. According to the press release, Samsung's "5G" technology enables "data transmission at speeds higher than 1Gbps" — that’s over 10 times faster than current LTE speeds. But...

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Even though he is interim CEO, Ross Levinsohn just made a significant change in Yahoo’s tech organization, putting David Dibble in charge of both central technology and core platforms. Previously, Dibble had been running technology and operations. The move puts everything from Yahoo’s vast databases to its infrastructure that...

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Today at Computex, Intel SVP of Sales and Marketing Tom Kilroy gave a keynote addressing the company's latest advances in mobile technology, including its just-released Ivy Bridge platform for Ultrabo......

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As of last night, Brooklyn Nets fans seeing a game at the new Barclay's Center no longer have to worry about missing big moments while waiting in line for a drink, standing in the interminable bathroom queue, or just chatting with nearby fans. They'll just have to open up...

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CTIA, while focused on mobile technology, often gives us the chance to peek at other devices that bridge into our beloved mobile world. Clarion's Next Gate is one such device, running on a 7-inch WVGA display and interfacing with your iPhone via the dock connector. Once you're hooked up...

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In today’s tablet market, one device stands distinctly above all others: Apple’s iPad. With this tablet, Apple did what it always does and created an innovative, must-have device in a once-unexciting category. That was three years ago. Now, a company that made its name with high-end consumer electronics wants...

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Hey, kids. Did you know there are more than 700 online virtual worlds, attracting visits from more than 500 million preteens? And that not a single one of them is dedicated to presenting the Bible and its teachings in a social, interactive format? Not until now. That’s according to a...

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In a special package of articles about personal technology, Sam Grobart ponders a future in which he will have to tell his children about the great format wars of the last century. Plus articles about mobile technology as a secret helper for the old or those with impaired vision or...

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With the increasing convenience and availability of mobile technology, small businesses are finding it easier to compete. The Small Business Mobility Report by CDW found that nearly all respondents -- 94% -- agreed that their use of mobile devices for work tasks has made them more efficient. This efficiency boost...

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Crossbar has raised $20.5 million from undisclosed investors for its memory storage technology that could be a possible successor to flash. According to a Form D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Crossbar has an intent to raise $21 million. Crossbar has previous investments from Correlation Ventures, with additional...